"Knowledge is like climbing a mountain; the higher you reach the more you can see and appreciate."
The years teach much which the days never know - Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is better not to memorise from scriptures, as they are the experiences of certain people, of certain times, of certain circumstances; they were not written for you. The scripture that is for you can be written only by you, by your own experience - The Osho
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live - Dorothy Thompson
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies - Nietzsche
Science has made us Gods even before we are worthy of being men - Jean Rostand
There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happen - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams - John Barrymore
Seek first to understand... there will always be time later for judgment by Michael Jeffreys
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves - Willaim Shakespeare
Some ideas, after they have been shot in the head should just stay dead.
"All truth is crooked, time itself is a circle."--Neitzche
Do any deserve liberty who are not ready to give it to others? Let us calmly go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary fretting and fuming by Swami Vivekananda
By domination, you will not know life. You will know life only by inclusion by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.”
Your thoughts and emotions are of no existential consequence. They are your creation – you could make them any way you want by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
What happens in your life is not 100% in your control. But what you make out of it is 100% up to you by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If you cannot keep your mind peaceful, how can the world be peaceful? The conflicts and violence in the world are just a manifestation of the human mind by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
What to do or not to do in life is not a question of morality or ethics – it is a question of consequences by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Joy is not to be sought outside – joy is your original state of being. If you do not mess up your mind, you will naturally be joyful by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
It is the business of every human being, according to one’s intelligence, understanding, and situation, to do the best one can for oneself and people around by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Our quality of life does not depend on the percentage of economic growth. We will live well only when everything is green, there is enough fresh water, and the air is pure by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Propelled by rage, we substitute one injustice for another. Propelled by compassion, we do what is needed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Spiritual process is not a philosophy – it is a method to live your life totally by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Every moment of your life, you perform action – physically, mentally, emotionally, and energy-wise. Each action creates a certain memory. That is karma by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
There is so much adventure that only a youth can experience. Youth is not the time to languish in pleasure – youth is the time for exploration and adventure by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Competitors are not enemies. They are people who keep reminding you of your own shortcomings - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
To be in company is sweet. To be alone is absolute by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
In life, there are an infinite number of doors. If you are diligent, you will open some of them. If you are brilliant, you will open many of them. But if you are vibrant, they will open for you by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
There is security in repetitive life patterns, but there are no possibilities, no growth - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Having the sense to do what you can, standing aside in what you cannot do, and being alert and present, are the essence of yoga by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If you have money in your pocket, it is great. Only if it enters your head, it becomes a perversion by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Democracy needs participants, not spectators by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The sense organs can perceive things only in bits and pieces – never in totality by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
You do not have a duty towards anyone or anything. If you have love and care, you will do what is needed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The universe is not human centric. Every life form has a role to play – that’s the beauty of it by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The most enduring sort of power is realizing the power within by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Spiritual process is not about teaching morality or giving solace – it is about helping you to turn inward by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
“You determine your future. You’re responsible for creating your own life. It’s all up to YOU!” ~ArtSHINE
You can only let go of your attachments to the extent you trust life by Michael Jeffreys
The gap between your expectations and reality is your suffering by John St. Augustine
"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed." -William Shakespeare
Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life, and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem. Let come what comes and go what goes. Desire not, fear not, observe the actual, as and when it happens, for you are not what happens, you are to whom it happens by Sri Nisargadatta
My life is a succession of events, just like yours. Only I am detached and see the passing show as a passing show, while you stick to things and move along with them by Sri Nisargadatta
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.
Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.
He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch.
Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, “May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a farmer.”
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, “Bring me the doer of this miracle.”
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, “How did you make the falcon fly?”
With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”
We are all made to fly — to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, and the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!
Democracy needs participants, not spectators by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Only the physical can be threatened. When a dimension beyond the physical becomes a living experience for you, there will be no more fear by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Separation is an illusion created by thought by Scott Kiloby
Sometimes you just have to pick yourself up and carry on..
Pain is a natural process. Suffering is self-created by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
When we are in love, our entire personality changes. We become new by Dada J P Vaswani
If you are in communion with Truth, your relationships will just be relationships, not attachments. You will know involvement but no entanglement by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it." - Jordan Belfort
Never complain about the things your parents could not give you...it was probably all they had...
The truth is that airports saw more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches.
It's the most noteworthy thing about life, that you won't even realize when everything changed around you and when everything around you, changed you!
"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." - yes. Imagine you don't have anything in life. Nobody, nothing. Nothing to lose. Only then are you completely free, because you don't care, you just do it, you live it, you are alive. And that is what we need to do, awaken, open our eyes to the truth..."
"You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change by Wayne Dyer
Self-realization means experiencing yourself as the source of creation by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Everyone is relative incompleteness of absolute completeness.-Aiya-Oba (Philosopher).
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient by Swami Sivananda
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
— Carl Sagan (Astronomer, Astrophysicist)
Charles Bukowski — 'The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.'
"When life gets harder, you must have just levelled up."
"People want to see you doing well, but not better than them."
If the face you always show the world is a mask, someday there will be nothing beneath it. Because when you spend too much time concentrating on everyone else’s perception of you, or who everyone else wants you to be, you eventually forget who you really are. So don’t fear the judgments of others; you know in your heart who you are and what’s true to you. You don’t have to be perfect to impress and inspire people. Let them be impressed and inspired by how you deal with your imperfections.
The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are; the second greatest is being happy with what you find. A big part of this is your decision to stay true to your own goals and dreams. Do you have people who disagree with you? Good. It means you’re standing your ground and walking your own path. Sometimes you’ll do things considered crazy by others, but when you catch yourself excitedly losing track of time, that’s when you’ll know you’re doing the right thing.
Don’t let someone who has a bad attitude give it to you. Don’t let them get to you. They can’t pull the trigger if you don’t hand them the gun. When you remember that keeping the company of negative people is a choice, instead of an obligation, you free yourself to keep the company of compassion instead of anger, generosity instead of greed, and patience instead of anxiety.
A life filled with loving deeds and good character is the best tombstone. Those who you inspired and shared your love with will remember how you made them feel long after your time has expired. So carve your name on hearts, not stone. What you have done for yourself alone dies with you; what you have done for others and the world remains.
There are no failures, just results. Even if things don’t unfold the way you had expected, don’t be disheartened or give up. Learn what you can and move on. The one who continues to advance one step at a time will win in the end. Because the battle is always won far away and long before the final victory. It’s a process that occurs with small steps, decisions, and actions that gradually build upon each other and eventually lead to that glorious moment of triumph.
Life should be touched, not strangled. Sometimes you’ve got to relax and let life happen without incessant worry and micromanagement. Learn to let go a little before you squeeze too tight. Take a deep breath. When the dust settles and you can once again see the forest for the trees, take the next step forward. You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going to be headed somewhere great. Everything in life is in perfect order whether you understand it yet or not. It just takes some time to connect all the dots.
Settling for less than you deserve:
Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve. Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand up taller than you ever were before. Sometimes your eyes need to be washed by your tears so you can see the possibilities in front of you with a clearer vision again. Don’t settle.
The world doesn’t owe you anything, you owe the world something. So stop daydreaming and start DOING. Develop a backbone, not a wishbone. Take full responsibility for your life – take control. You are important and you are needed. It’s too late to sit around and wait for somebody to do something someday. Someday is now; the somebody the world needs is YOU.
Me time:
Yes, you had battles to fight, insecurities to overcome, loved ones to contend with, and goals to achieve. But a break from it all is necessary. It’s perfectly healthy to pause and let the world spin without you for awhile. It’s good for you to spend time alone. It gives you an opportunity to discover who you really are, and to figure out why you truly are always alone.
only your voice counts: Some people will kill you over time if you let them; and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases like, “be realistic.” When this happens, close your ears and listen to your inner voice instead. Remember that real success in life isn’t what others see, but how you feel. It’s living your truth and doing what makes you feel alive.
Failure keeps you humble, success keeps you glowing, but only faith and determination keeps you going. So stay focused, and celebrate your efforts, not your outcomes. Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what gives life meaning. Remember that the opposite of failing is not succeeding; the opposite of failing is trying.
There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them. So keep your hope alive. Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward toward a solution. If you take full responsibility for yourself and your current situation, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams, and you will discover a way to get there.
In between all your goals, priorities, obligations, and everything else that might appear on one of your upcoming to-do lists, there are moments called ‘life’ that still have to be lived and enjoyed. The trick is to make the best of each moment, and value it for what it’s worth. In other words, don’t wish all your time away by waiting for better times ahead. Smile, right now, because you can.
“ The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. ” — Arthur Christopher Benson
If you dissolve your personality, your presence becomes very powerful – this is the essence of spiritual sadhana by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Every worm, every insect, every animal is working for the ecological wellbeing of the planet. Only we humans, who claim to be the most intelligent species here, are not doing that by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If your idea of success is just about being ahead of others, you will definitely not explore the full potential of who you are by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Enormous potential and possibilities are destroyed in your life by the fear of suffering by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Having the inner strength, balance, and capability to live well irrespective of outside situations and conditions – that is freedom by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
Don’t go searching for a Guru. When the pain of ignorance within you becomes a scream, a Guru will come in search of you by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
When you know the possibilities and the limitations of every aspect of life, wisdom and balance arises by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Be it nationality, religion, or brand of clothes – people identify themselves with just about anything. In trying to bring stability to their lives, they only celebrate their limitations. That is not the way of life by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
When we cannot keep our minds peaceful, how can the world be peaceful? The world outside is a reflection of the human mind by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
They say “seeing is believing,” but everyone sees what they want to see - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
''If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with passion, blood, sweat and tears."
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him - Swami Chinmayananda
Integrity, insight, and inclusiveness are the three essential qualities of leadership by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
"The beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are; but on how happy others can be because of you..."
Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey.
Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now.
Happiness is not dependency, it is a decision.
Happiness is what you are, not what you have..
Worry is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you any where - Zen proverb
Of all the creatures, only a human being can explore and know dimensions beyond the physical by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Whatever people think of you is really about the image they have of you, and that image isn't you - Don Miguel Ruiz
Without the necessary awareness, freedom is dangerous - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
When I cease to own [physical or emotional pain], I liberate myself from its bondage and see it simply as it is - Tony Parsons
A strange notion that arises is that if we’re living to document our lives ( with selfies and self obsessed pictures) , then the documenting becomes the reason for living.
It takes awareness to be involved but not entangled. The joy of life is in involvement, not entanglement - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The focus of education should not be on suppressive information but on kindling the thirst for knowledge - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
What you think of yourself and what the world thinks of you is only socially relevant. It has no existential relevance - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
May your decisions be based upon what truly matters and works, not upon your likes and dislikes by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
But does the pursuit become the purpose? “I document, therefore I am. I post, therefore I am. '' We do it because it’s so seductive.
Intelligent ones wonder – idiots are dead sure - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. -Vincent Van Gogh
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Vincent Van Gogh As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent Van Gogh
During a visit to California in 1931, physicist Albert Einstein, then living in Europe, asked to meet actor Charlie Chaplin, also an international celebrity and political radical. Chaplin invited him to the premier of the film "City Lights." As they posed for photographers, Chaplin commented, "They cheer for me because they all understand me and they cheer for you because nobody understands you."
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognise the ability that he has. *
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. *
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. -Confucius ( all)
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light - Aristotle Onassis
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can - Arthur Ashe
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”Cecil B. DeMille
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” - Henry Ford
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” - William James
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice.” - Albert Einstein
“If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking.” ~George S. Patton
“The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.” - J.K. Galbraith
Until you know the pure ecstasy of being, your life is not fulfilled by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to everybody else - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."- Aldous Huxley
Only the dead have seen the end of war" - Santayana (often wrongly attributed to Plato)
"History is the Lie we all agree on" - attributed to Voltaire
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the alternatives" -Abba Eban
I have upvoted everyone who posted the GB Shaw quote:
"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history" - George Bernard Shaw, and its corollary
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history." - Aldous Huxley
"History repeats itself because no one was listening the first time."
Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions : 1. Why am I doing it. 2. What the results might be and 3. Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead. - Chanakya He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy. Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest." Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth Even as a single good tree with fragrant flowers can spread the fragrance in the entire forest, so also the entire family (or clan) shines by a son possessing good qualities. Scholarship and kingship can never be equated. A king is respected in his own kingdom whereas a scholar is respected everywhere. A wise man has all qualities in him, a fool has only faults. Therefore a single wise person is better than a thousand fools.
"Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you." - Chanakya - All by Chanakya
Julius Caesar was captured by pirates when he was young. They were going to hold him for ransom, but he was angry at the small amount they had requested and insisted that they hike the ransom amount.
They did.
While waiting, he spent the time hanging out with them, practicing fighting, relaxing, and promising them that when his friends returned with the money and they released him, he would raise a fleet, come back and kill them all.
He did.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Victory often doesn't depend on how many weapons you have, depends only when tactically you use them !
In the real world , the choice is often between a bad guy and a worse guy - Dinesh D'Souza
Mahatma Gandhi: “It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”
"Nothing in this world is achieved without pain, hard work, sweat, blood, and tears. The sooner we reconcile to this fact the better; the sooner we start to act on it is even better" - Amitabh Bachchan.
If only you can go through difficult times with inner grace, every situation you face will be an opportunity to enhance your life by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Action, not reaction. By reaction, you get enslaved to the other - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The highest form of intelligence is the ability to capture future possibilities.
"Intelligence is nothing compared to perseverence and discipline"
When unpleasant things happen in our lives, we can become either wise or wounded – that is a choice we have - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are - The Talmud
Faith is, `To believe what you do not see', the reward of which is, `you see what you believed' - Swami Chinmayananda
Understanding that you can't change other peoples opinions by arguing with them.. is the highest form of intelligence. No matter how "smart" you are, you're stupid if you think forcing your opinion will shame others into seeing things your way.
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
"Knowledge is like climbing a mountain; the higher you reach the more you can see and appreciate."
The years teach much which the days never know - Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is better not to memorise from scriptures, as they are the experiences of certain people, of certain times, of certain circumstances; they were not written for you. The scripture that is for you can be written only by you, by your own experience - The Osho
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live - Dorothy Thompson
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies - Nietzsche
Science has made us Gods even before we are worthy of being men - Jean Rostand
There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happen - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams - John Barrymore
Seek first to understand... there will always be time later for judgment by Michael Jeffreys
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves - Willaim Shakespeare
Some ideas, after they have been shot in the head should just stay dead.
"All truth is crooked, time itself is a circle."--Neitzche
Do any deserve liberty who are not ready to give it to others? Let us calmly go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary fretting and fuming by Swami Vivekananda
By domination, you will not know life. You will know life only by inclusion by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.”
Feb 7, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Your thoughts and emotions are of no existential consequence. They are your creation – you could make them any way you want by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
What happens in your life is not 100% in your control. But what you make out of it is 100% up to you by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If you cannot keep your mind peaceful, how can the world be peaceful? The conflicts and violence in the world are just a manifestation of the human mind by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
What to do or not to do in life is not a question of morality or ethics – it is a question of consequences by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Joy is not to be sought outside – joy is your original state of being. If you do not mess up your mind, you will naturally be joyful by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
It is the business of every human being, according to one’s intelligence, understanding, and situation, to do the best one can for oneself and people around by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Our quality of life does not depend on the percentage of economic growth. We will live well only when everything is green, there is enough fresh water, and the air is pure by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Propelled by rage, we substitute one injustice for another. Propelled by compassion, we do what is needed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Spiritual process is not a philosophy – it is a method to live your life totally by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Every moment of your life, you perform action – physically, mentally, emotionally, and energy-wise. Each action creates a certain memory. That is karma by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
There is so much adventure that only a youth can experience. Youth is not the time to languish in pleasure – youth is the time for exploration and adventure by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Competitors are not enemies. They are people who keep reminding you of your own shortcomings - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
To be in company is sweet. To be alone is absolute by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Mar 2, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
The only people who don’t have contradictions are those people who can’t see the contradictions they have - Thomas M Easley
They are not wrong but they do not know why they are right - Thomas M Easley
Apr 2, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
In life, there are an infinite number of doors. If you are diligent, you will open some of them. If you are brilliant, you will open many of them. But if you are vibrant, they will open for you by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
There is security in repetitive life patterns, but there are no possibilities, no growth - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Having the sense to do what you can, standing aside in what you cannot do, and being alert and present, are the essence of yoga by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If you have money in your pocket, it is great. Only if it enters your head, it becomes a perversion by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Democracy needs participants, not spectators by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The sense organs can perceive things only in bits and pieces – never in totality by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
You do not have a duty towards anyone or anything. If you have love and care, you will do what is needed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The universe is not human centric. Every life form has a role to play – that’s the beauty of it by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The most enduring sort of power is realizing the power within by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Apr 10, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
“You determine your future.
You’re responsible for creating your own life.
It’s all up to YOU!”
~ArtSHINE
You can only let go of your attachments to the extent you trust life by Michael Jeffreys
The gap between your expectations and reality is your suffering by John St. Augustine
"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed."
-William Shakespeare
Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life, and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem. Let come what comes and go what goes. Desire not, fear not, observe the actual, as and when it happens, for you are not what happens, you are to whom it happens by Sri Nisargadatta
My life is a succession of events, just like yours. Only I am detached and see the passing show as a passing show, while you stick to things and move along with them by Sri Nisargadatta
Apr 22, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
...THE FALCON & THE BRANCH...
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.
Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.
He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch.
Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, “May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a farmer.”
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, “Bring me the doer of this miracle.”
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, “How did you make the falcon fly?”
With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”
We are all made to fly — to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, and the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!
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Apr 29, 2014
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Democracy needs participants, not spectators by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Only the physical can be threatened. When a dimension beyond the physical becomes a living experience for you, there will be no more fear by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Separation is an illusion created by thought by Scott Kiloby
Sometimes you just have to pick yourself up and carry on..
Pain is a natural process. Suffering is self-created by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
When we are in love, our entire personality changes. We become new by Dada J P Vaswani
If you are in communion with Truth, your relationships will just be relationships, not attachments. You will know involvement but no entanglement by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
May 6, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it." - Jordan Belfort
Never complain about the things your parents could not give you...it was probably all they had...
The truth is that airports saw more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches.
It's the most noteworthy thing about life, that you won't even realize when everything changed around you and when everything around you, changed you!
"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." - yes. Imagine you don't have anything in life. Nobody, nothing. Nothing to lose. Only then are you completely free, because you don't care, you just do it, you live it, you are alive. And that is what we need to do, awaken, open our eyes to the truth..."
"You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
May 16, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
May 16, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
May 16, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change by Wayne Dyer
Self-realization means experiencing yourself as the source of creation by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Everyone is relative incompleteness of absolute completeness.-Aiya-Oba (Philosopher).
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient by Swami Sivananda
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
— Carl Sagan (Astronomer, Astrophysicist)
Charles Bukowski — 'The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.'
"When life gets harder, you must have just levelled up."
"People want to see you doing well, but not better than them."
May 16, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
May 16, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
May 16, 2014
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May 16, 2014
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May 16, 2014
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Don't try to do things to impress others:
Jun 1, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Life should be touched, not strangled. Sometimes you’ve got to relax and let life happen without incessant worry and micromanagement. Learn to let go a little before you squeeze too tight. Take a deep breath. When the dust settles and you can once again see the forest for the trees, take the next step forward. You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going to be headed somewhere great. Everything in life is in perfect order whether you understand it yet or not. It just takes some time to connect all the dots.
Settling for less than you deserve:
Jun 1, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
only your voice counts: Some people will kill you over time if you let them; and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases like, “be realistic.” When this happens, close your ears and listen to your inner voice instead. Remember that real success in life isn’t what others see, but how you feel. It’s living your truth and doing what makes you feel alive.
Failure keeps you humble, success keeps you glowing, but only faith and determination keeps you going. So stay focused, and celebrate your efforts, not your outcomes. Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what gives life meaning. Remember that the opposite of failing is not succeeding; the opposite of failing is trying.
There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them. So keep your hope alive. Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward toward a solution. If you take full responsibility for yourself and your current situation, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams, and you will discover a way to get there.
In between all your goals, priorities, obligations, and everything else that might appear on one of your upcoming to-do lists, there are moments called ‘life’ that still have to be lived and enjoyed. The trick is to make the best of each moment, and value it for what it’s worth. In other words, don’t wish all your time away by waiting for better times ahead. Smile, right now, because you can.
Jun 1, 2014
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“ The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. ”
— Arthur Christopher Benson
If you dissolve your personality, your presence becomes very powerful – this is the essence of spiritual sadhana by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Every worm, every insect, every animal is working for the ecological wellbeing of the planet. Only we humans, who claim to be the most intelligent species here, are not doing that by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If your idea of success is just about being ahead of others, you will definitely not explore the full potential of who you are by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Enormous potential and possibilities are destroyed in your life by the fear of suffering by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Having the inner strength, balance, and capability to live well irrespective of outside situations and conditions – that is freedom by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
When you know the possibilities and the limitations of every aspect of life, wisdom and balance arises by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Be it nationality, religion, or brand of clothes – people identify themselves with just about anything. In trying to bring stability to their lives, they only celebrate their limitations. That is not the way of life by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
When we cannot keep our minds peaceful, how can the world be peaceful? The world outside is a reflection of the human mind by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
They say “seeing is believing,” but everyone sees what they want to see - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Jun 14, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
''If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with passion, blood, sweat and tears."
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him - Swami Chinmayananda
Integrity, insight, and inclusiveness are the three essential qualities of leadership by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Worry is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you any where - Zen proverb
Of all the creatures, only a human being can explore and know dimensions beyond the physical by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Jul 16, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
If you try to be something other than what you are, life is stressful. If you are just yourself, it becomes effortless - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Nothing can be denied to you when your focus is one-pointed - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
THE will is not free- it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect -but there is something behind the will which is free.' - Swami Vivekananda
Total annihilation is a prerequisite for enlightenment. You can't be one without the other - Steven Norquist
Aug 7, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
A strange notion that arises is that if we’re living to document our lives ( with selfies and self obsessed pictures) , then the documenting becomes the reason for living.
It takes awareness to be involved but not entangled. The joy of life is in involvement, not entanglement - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The focus of education should not be on suppressive information but on kindling the thirst for knowledge - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
What you think of yourself and what the world thinks of you is only socially relevant. It has no existential relevance - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
May your decisions be based upon what truly matters and works, not upon your likes and dislikes by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
But does the pursuit become the purpose? “I document, therefore I am. I post, therefore I am. '' We do it because it’s so seductive.
Intelligent ones wonder – idiots are dead sure - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Aug 21, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. -Vincent Van Gogh
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Vincent Van Gogh
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
Vincent Van Gogh
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/v/vincent_van_gogh.html#u...
During a visit to California in 1931, physicist Albert Einstein, then living in Europe, asked to meet actor Charlie Chaplin, also an international celebrity and political radical. Chaplin invited him to the premier of the film "City Lights." As they posed for photographers, Chaplin commented, "They cheer for me because they all understand me and they cheer for you because nobody understands you."
Sep 15, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognise the ability that he has.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
-Confucius ( all)
Sep 18, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light - Aristotle Onassis
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can - Arthur Ashe
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.” Cecil B. DeMille
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” - Henry Ford
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” - William James
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice.” - Albert Einstein
“If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking.”
~George S. Patton
“The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.” - J.K. Galbraith
Until you know the pure ecstasy of being, your life is not fulfilled by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to everybody else - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."- Aldous Huxley
I have upvoted everyone who posted the GB Shaw quote:
"History repeats itself because no one was listening the first time."
Sep 18, 2014
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Sep 21, 2014
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Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions : 1. Why am I doing it. 2. What the results might be and 3. Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.
- Chanakya
He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth
Even as a single good tree with fragrant flowers can spread the fragrance in the entire forest, so also the entire family (or clan) shines by a son possessing good qualities.
Scholarship and kingship can never be equated. A king is respected in his own kingdom whereas a scholar is respected everywhere.
A wise man has all qualities in him, a fool has only faults. Therefore a single wise person is better than a thousand fools.
"Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you." - Chanakya
- All by Chanakya
Sep 21, 2014
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Oct 6, 2014
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Julius Caesar was captured by pirates when he was young. They were going to hold him for ransom, but he was angry at the small amount they had requested and insisted that they hike the ransom amount.
They did.
While waiting, he spent the time hanging out with them, practicing fighting, relaxing, and promising them that when his friends returned with the money and they released him, he would raise a fleet, come back and kill them all.
He did.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Oct 7, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Joseph Stalin has said some interesting things:
"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic."
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas."
First they ignore you,
Then they laugh at you,
Then they fight you,
Then you WIN.
- Mahatma Gandhi.
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History is written by the victors and not by truth!!
"People doing common things in an uncommon way command the attention of the world."
"Massive technological advancement wins a war."
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We do not need concepts to run life. Life runs according to the fundamental laws of nature by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
There are no boxes for ideas.
Oct 7, 2014
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Victory often doesn't depend on how many weapons you have, depends only when tactically you use them !
In the real world , the choice is often between a bad guy and a worse guy - Dinesh D'Souza
Mahatma Gandhi: “It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”
"Nothing in this world is achieved without pain, hard work, sweat, blood, and tears. The sooner we reconcile to this fact the better; the sooner we start to act on it is even better" - Amitabh Bachchan.
If only you can go through difficult times with inner grace, every situation you face will be an opportunity to enhance your life by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Action, not reaction. By reaction, you get enslaved to the other - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The highest form of intelligence is the ability to capture future possibilities.
"Intelligence is nothing compared to perseverence and discipline"
When unpleasant things happen in our lives, we can become either wise or wounded – that is a choice we have - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are - The Talmud
Faith is, `To believe what you do not see', the reward of which is, `you see what you believed' - Swami Chinmayananda
Understanding that you can't change other peoples opinions by arguing with them.. is the highest form of intelligence. No matter how "smart" you are, you're stupid if you think forcing your opinion will shame others into seeing things your way.
Oct 7, 2014
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